A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
airwards
airwards
adv
Toward the air; upward.
amidward
andrewes
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
awardees
awardees
noun
plural of awardee
awarders
awarders
noun
plural of awarder
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awaredom
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
bardwell
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
bearward
bearward
noun
A keeper of bears.
bearwood
becoward
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
bewrayed
bewrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewray
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
boarwood
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bookward
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
bradwell
broadway
broadway
noun
(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.
An esplanade.
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cardwell
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowshard
crabweed
crabwood
crabwood
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dawdlers
dawdlers
noun
plural of dawdler
dawnward
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
deadwork
deadwork
noun
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
deadwort
delaware
delaware
Proper noun
An indigenous Native American people.
The Algonquian languages of these people.
A river that arises in the Catskill mountains.
A
A city in Ohio, USA
Noun
A member of the Delaware people.
An American variety of grape, with compact bunches of small, sweet, amber-colored berries.
democraw
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater
diredawa
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
doorhawk
doorward
doorward
adv
Toward a door.
doorways
doorways
noun
plural of doorway
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
downbear
downbear
verb
(transitive) To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue.
(transitive) To bear, bring or carry down.
(transitive) To lessen; reduce.
downward
downward
adj
Located at a lower level.
Moving, sloping or oriented downward.
adv
At a lower level.
Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
southward
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drainway
drawable
drawable
adj
Capable of being drawn (deduced or inferred).
Capable of being drawn (pulled or extracted).
Capable of being drawn (represented graphically).
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawbars
drawbars
noun
plural of drawbar
drawbeam
drawbolt
drawbolt
noun
(engineering) A coupling pin
drawbore
drawbore
noun
(joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
verb
To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
To make a drawbore in
drawcard
drawcard
noun
(UK) Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.
drawdown
drawdown
noun
(US, military, law, in particular) The withdrawal of weapons, ammunition and other supplies from US stocks, and provision of it to another nation.
(banking) The process of a bank releasing previously agreed loan amount to the borrower, hence making it available for them to use.
(economics) (A measure of) the decline from a historical peak in some economic or financial variable.
(finance) The borrowing of funds from a financial institution, under the terms of a credit agreement.
A lowering in water level, as in a well or a reservoir.
The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
The result of reduction, utilization, or depletion.
drawfile
drawgate
drawgear
drawgear
noun
(rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.
A harness for draught horses.
drawhead
drawhead
noun
(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
(rail transport) The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawknot
drawlers
drawlers
noun
plural of drawler
drawlier
drawlier
adj
comparative form of drawly: more drawly
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drawloom
drawloom
noun
(archaic) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns.
(dated) A kind of damask made on the drawloom.
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawstop
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
driveway
driveway
noun
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
drywalls
drywalls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dworshak
eastward
eastward
adj
Situated or directed towards the east.
noun
The direction or area lying to the east.
farrowed
farrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of farrow
ferwerda
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreward
foreward
adv
Misspelling of forward.
noun
(obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
Misspelling of foreword.
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
forwards
forwards
adj
(sometimes nonstandard) Synonym of forward.
adv
Synonym of forward (most senses).
noun
Plural of forward.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forward.
freeward
fromward
fromward
adj
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Turned away; averse.
adv
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
noun
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
prep
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) From; away from.
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gateward
glowbard
godwards
godwards
adv
towards God
grnewald
gurdwara
gurdwara
noun
A Sikh place of worship.
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
handwear
handwear
noun
Clothing to be worn on the hands, such as gloves.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworm
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hardaway
hardwall
hardwall
adj
Made from rigid materials such as wood, metal, or fiberboard.
noun
A strong grade of gypsum plaster, used primarily as an undercoat.
hardware
hardware
noun
(Philippines) Short for hardware store.
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
(informal) Equipment.
(slang) A firearm.
(slang) Medals or trophies.
(technology) Electronic equipment.
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Metal implements.
hardweed
hardwick
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
hardwood
hardwood
adj
(of a floor) Made of interlocking hardwood boards.
noun
(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
(sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
(uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
harewood
harewood
noun
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
harrowed
harrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrow
hartwood
hawarden
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
headward
headward
adj
(geology) Cutting backwards or upstream above the original source.
Toward the head.
adv
In a headward direction.
headwark
headwark
noun
A headache.
headwear
headwear
noun
a hat or other covering for the head
headword
headword
noun
(grammar) Any word which may be modified by an adjunct.
A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
headwork
headwork
noun
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
hellward
hellward
adv
Alternative spelling of Hellward
hereward
hereward
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use.
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
himwards
hindward
hindward
adj
Posterior; in the rear.
adv
Toward the posterior extremity.
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
homeward
homeward
adj
oriented towards home
adv
Towards home.
indrawal
inwardly
inwardly
adv
(obsolete) Completely, fully.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.